Agreement Between

Red Bluff Joint Union High School District

and

Red Bluff Union High School Teachers Association

of the

California Teachers Association

Effective: July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2005

Table of Contents

ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATION FEE AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP..................................................................................... 2

2.1 Employee Rights......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Association Dues....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.3 Representation Fee................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

2.4 Employees Exempted from Obligation to Pay Association.................................................................................................. 3

2.6 Hold Harmless............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

ARTICLE 3 ASSOCIATION RIGHTS...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.4 NON-DISCRIMINATION............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

ARTICLE 4 CONSULTATION..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

ARTICLE 5 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.............................................................................................................................................................................. 7

5.1 Definitions....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

5.2 Informal Level............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

5.3 Formal Level................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

5.4 General Provisions................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9

ARTICLE 6 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT........................................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.10 Sign Out........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

ARTICLE 7 DUTY CALENDAR............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

ARTICLE 8 COMPENSATION.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

8.1 Salaries.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

8.2 Insurance...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

8.3 Compensation Package...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

8.14 Department Chairs and Lead Teacher................................................................................................................................................. 26

ARTICLE 9 LEAVES OF ABSENCE....................................................................................................................................................................................... 28

9.1 Paid Sick Leave......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28

9.2 Differential Paid Sick Leave........................................................................................................................................................................ 29

9.3 Bereavement Leave.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

9.4 Personal Necessity Leave............................................................................................................................................................................... 30

9.10 Employee Assistance Leave........................................................................................................................................................................... 33

9.11 Leave of Absence Without Pay................................................................................................................................................................... 34

9.12 Compensatory Time Leave.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34

9.13 Family and Medical Care Leave (Unpaid).......................................................................................................................................... 35

9.14 Catastrophic Illness Leave........................................................................................................................................................................... 35

ARTICLE 10 EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE...................................................................................................................................................... 38

ARTICLE 11 EVALUATION PROCEDURES................................................................................................................................................................... 40

11.1 Principles of Evaluation and Assessment........................................................................................................................................ 40

11.2 Procedures for Evaluation and Assessment................................................................................................................................. 40